If the thought is slow to come, a glass of good wine encourages it; and when it does come, a glass of good wine rewards it.
No scandal about Queen Elizabeth, I hope?
Our memories are independent of our wills.
Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.
Prudence, like experience, must be paid for.
You write with ease, to show your breeding, But easy writing's vile hard reading.